India's COVID-19 social assistance package and its impact on the agriculture sector
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COVID-19 induced significant economic and social disruptions in India. Rural households, including smallholders, were affected by loss in migrant income, livelihood and farm and non-farm incomes. During this lockdown, the Indian government enacted several emergency legislations to provide direct and indirect relief to workers and households. India's COVID-19 social assistance package, namely, PM-GKY, announced in March 2020, was designed to provide immediate relief to the vulnerable population. The PM-GKY provided cash direct benefit transfers (DBT) and in-kind supports (IKS) through existing schemes.
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fertilizers, seeds, agricultural sector, surveys, covid-19, social assistance, farmers, households, social protection, agriculture, farm inputs, pesticides, cash transfers